Easter and Spring - BROWN OWL'S BUNDLE OF ACTIVITIES

Practise key SPRING and EASTER vocabulary with these game cards. 2 sets available: reader and non-reader/DaZIncludes: Easter Bunny, Easter eggs, Easter basket, Easter bonnet, chicks, bees, flowers, birds, nest, lamb, snail, frog.They can be used for five different games:1) SNAP (2-4 players)Shuffle the cards and deal them between all players.Players put their cards in front of them, face down.Each player turns over a card and lays it in the middle. If two cards on top of each other are the same, players shout snap and place their hands in the middle. The fastest player wins the cards!The winner is the player with all the cards at the end of the game.2) PAIRS - use half the cardsMix the cards and spread them out face down on the table. Each player takes it in turns to choose two cards. If they are the same, they take the cards and turn over another two. The winner is the player with the most pairs at the end of the game.Players can say what is on the cards as they turn them over.3) OLD MAID (3-4 players)The aim of the game is to have as many pairs as possible.Remove THREE snail cards. The snail is the old maid (schwarzer Peter)Shuffle the remaining cards and deal them between all players.Players look at their cards and place any PAIRS in front of them.Each player chooses one card to pass on and places it in front of them. Players count 3,2,1 and pass the card to the player on their left.If a player has a new pair, they place it on the table in front of them.The game carries on until one player has no cards left. The player with the most cards has won.Any player with the crow tries to pass it on as it does not have a pair.4) HAPPY FAMILIES (3-4 players)The aim of the game is to have as many sets of four same pictures as possible.Shuffle and deal all the cards between the players.If a player has a set of four, they can place it on the table in front of them.Any player starts and can ask another player for a card they need: Have you got a lamb?The other player responds with Yes, I have! OR No! I Haven't!The player can continue asking until someone says no.Play then passes to the next player.The game is over when one player has no cards left.The winner is the player with the most sets of four (Quartett)5) CHANGE PLACES - select a few sets of 4 cardsChildren sit in a circle. Each child gets a card.One chair is removed. A pupil stands in the middle and says a spring/Easter word (the teacher can lead this activity at the beginning). The children with this picture stand up and change places. Now someone else hasn't got a seat and picks a word.If someone says "It's Easter!" then everyone changes places.Have fun learning English with Brown Owl!For more information about Brown Owl and my series of rhyming picture books visit: www.readandrhyme.at

Τάξεις: Β' Δημοτικού, Γ' Δημοτικού

I wrote this poem to accompany the busy spring/Easter scene picture.The poem starts with:Spring is here. The sun is out.The Easter Bunny is hopping about.The poem depicts how we typically portray spring and Easter time to young children. It also includes some of your favourite characters from my rhyming picture book series 'Read and Rhyme with Brown Owl'.I would introduce the poem with lots of actions to aid comprehension. I will be creating an Instagram reel to show you how I would do it.I would then read it a second time and see if the children can find where each verse occurs in the picture.There are gap fill worksheets and a cut & stick activity too.I have included a full-colour and black and white version of the full illustration.Story WalkThe story walk uses the same language and illustrations as the poem. Once the children are familiar with the vocabulary, they read the words/sentences on their worksheet, find the corresponding picture hidden in the classroom, write down the letter on it and then work out the hidden message.I also have included a page of teacher's tips with further ideas.I hope you have fun learning English with Brown Owl!For more information about Brown Owl and my series of rhyming picture books, please visit: www.readandrhyme.at

Τάξεις: Δ' Δημοτικού, Ε' Δημοτικού

Practise reading key Easter & spring words.You can also use the same worksheet for a colour dictation:e.g. Colour the basket orange! Colour the Easter bunny pink!Have fun learning English with Brown Owl!

Τάξεις: Β' Δημοτικού, Γ' Δημοτικού

Practise key spring and Easter words with this game of dominoes.The coloured version can be laminated and used as a game in the classroom.There are different versions available:Set 1 - picture / wordSet 2 - picture / definitionSet 3 - picture / pictureAll versions are also available in black and white for pupils to colour and cut themselves.Have fun learning English with Brown Owl!P.S. Brown Owl is the main character in my rhyming picture book series ‚Read and Rhyme with Brown Owl‘. For more information visit www.readandrhyme.at

Τάξεις: Β' Δημοτικού, Γ' Δημοτικού